Enfield East (UK Parliament constituency)
Appearance
Enfield East | |
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Former borough constituency for the House of Commons | |
County | 1950–1965: Middlesex 1965–1974: Greater London |
1950–1974 | |
Seats | One |
Created from | Enfield |
Replaced by | Edmonton and Enfield North |
Enfield East was a constituency which returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was created for the 1950 general election and abolished for the February 1974 general election.
Boundaries
The Urban District of Enfield wards of Central, North East, and South East.
Members of Parliament
Election | Member | Party | |
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1950 | Ernest Davies | Labour | |
1959 | John Mackie | Labour | |
1974 | constituency abolished |
Elections
Elections in the 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Davies | 24,013 | 59.3 | ||
Conservative | Colin Turner | 13,110 | 32.4 | ||
Liberal | Alfred Bramwell Tyler | 3,368 | 8.3 | ||
Majority | 10,903 | 26.9 | |||
Turnout | 37,123 | ||||
Labour win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Davies | 25,298 | 63.42 | ||
Conservative | Colin Turner | 14,594 | 36.58 | ||
Majority | 10,704 | 26.84 | |||
Turnout | 39,892 | 82.58 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | Ernest Davies | 21,658 | 60.81 | ||
Conservative | James Lionel Manning | 13,957 | 39.19 | ||
Majority | 7,701 | 21.62 | |||
Turnout | 35,615 | 75.46 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mackie | 20,101 | 54.95 | ||
Conservative | Francis J V Brown | 16,477 | 45.05 | ||
Majority | 3,624 | 9.90 | |||
Turnout | 36,578 | 77.52 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mackie | 17,958 | 51.12 | ||
Conservative | Francis J V Brown | 11,447 | 32.59 | ||
Liberal | Julian Francis Burnett | 5,723 | 16.29 | New | |
Majority | 6,511 | 18.53 | |||
Turnout | 35,128 | 76.29 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mackie | 18.772 | 54.88 | ||
Conservative | Robin Hubert Leach | 11,245 | 32.87 | ||
Liberal | Julian Francis Burnett | 4,189 | 12.25 | New | |
Majority | 7,527 | 21.99 | |||
Turnout | 30,017 | 75.20 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
Elections in the 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Labour | John Mackie | 16,433 | 51.02 | ||
Conservative | Trevor ET Weston | 12,403 | 38.51 | ||
Liberal | Anthony A Stowell | 3,373 | 10.47 | ||
Majority | 4,030 | 12.51 | |||
Turnout | 32,209 | 66.68 | |||
Labour hold | Swing |
References
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ F W S Craig, British Parliamentary Election Results 1950-1973; Political Reference Publications, Glasgow 1973
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig
- ^ British parliamentary election results, 1950-1973 by FWS Craig